as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stick around
Dry weather will be sticking around today in the Pittsburgh area before storm chances return to the forecast tomorrow.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
But here are a few that are sticking around.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
The heat wave won't stick around.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Unlike paint, which can be redone in a weekend if needed, wall-to-wall carpet sticks around for the long haul.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
But here are a few that are sticking around.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
The heat wave won't stick around.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Unlike paint, which can be redone in a weekend if needed, wall-to-wall carpet sticks around for the long haul.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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As electric vehicle makers struggle to remain relevant, a new competitor is about to hit California’s roads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Chiles stays perfect Another week, another Jordan Chiles perfect 10.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are a multitude of absurd high jinks and shenanigans (really the only words applicable here) that lead to Greg's decision to stay and inevitably fill each episode.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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There had always been a few Kennedy acolytes hanging around the block, Dean says, but that number has ballooned since Ryan Murphy’s Love Story premiered in February.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2026
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Boise State would hang around for the final two-minute period, which stretched to about 30 minutes of actual time, as both teams repeatedly sent each other to the free-throw line and called timeouts.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lauer was the lone holdout, waiting until a few weeks before trial to admit guilt.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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This is something people have been waiting for.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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